Last night after dinner, I wanted to eat some Oreos but thought it would be best to space out my meals. I then watched the ninth episode of Band of Brothers. That’s the episode where they liberate a concentration camp. Not only could I no longer stomach any Oreos, but just the thought of having them around made me stop down and become grateful for all I have (and have lost).
When I watch a show series, I always wait to watch the last two together. That’s because, often, the second to last episode will leave you wanting for more.
I watched HBO’s The Pacific when it was first released. I think both it and Band of Brothers are great. But I think your favorite of the two will depend on what you watch first. And, for me, that was The Pacific.
It really was an amazing job British actor Damian Lewis did playing a WWII soldier. He did it with honor and distinction.
Band of Brothers sure did leave me upset with myself for not asking my father, who served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam with more questions. But, that was the thing with that generation, they really didn’t like talking about it. The series also made me wish I did some time in the military. I think I’ll go to my grave feeling my life was left incomplete because of how selfish I was with my own time on Earth.
Dad, as a tail gunner, would have really loved Masters of the Air, an upcoming American war drama miniseries based on the actions of the Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Instead of being on HBO, you’ll find this series on Apple+.
When I was an intern at Dyess AFB for my leadership minor, Dad had a lot of stories about bad officers he served under. He told me many times that he had to remember that he was saluting the rank, not the person. You see how that comes true in the last episode of Band of Brothers.
When you grow up in a town like Mineral Wells, that is, one with a closed military base, you found it odd as a kid when all these grownups would come back looking to reunite with old friends. That got me thinking how I wish the Internet as we know it and Facebook was around at least twenty years earlier just so all these old service members could reunite.
I only had a cursory knowledge of Hitler’s vacation place, Eagles Nest. Per the series, I further learned that Nazis had to pay to live in the nearby village, it was a gift to Hitler for his 50th birthday and had a gold-plated (mostly brass)elevator. Curious, I wanted to know what became of it. Per Wikipedia, “Today, it is open seasonally as a restaurant, beer garden, and tourist site.”
Jim-Bob G. – I’ve been thinking of you as of late. Hope all is well.
Recovery from back surgery was going well until a few weeks ago. I’ve had a setback and experiencing pain in the same and in a new area. It’s those sharp shooting pains that go down the hips and hamstrings. It could be a number of factors, which means another MRI is in my future. I’m able to walk, but it ain’t without a limp. At least from sitting down.
An Oregon man who rigged his lost home with an “Indiana Jones”-inspired booby trap of a “round hot tub that was on its side set to roll down the hill” was found guilty of charges stemming from the 2018 incident, in which a federal agent was injured, officials said Tuesday.
